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The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” has become a pop culture icon thanks to appearances in movies such as Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen and I Am Legend, while...
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The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” has become a pop culture icon thanks to appearances in movies such as Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen and I Am Legend, while...
During its twenty-four-year career, the SR-71 remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft in the world. At 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey...
The Cold War is filled with crazy stories of Russia trying to mimic or copy NATO and the U.S. in building lethal weapons of...
The Lockheed SR-71, known unofficially as the “Blackbird” for its dark black paint job – which was developed to dissipate heat – was among the...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was a true speed demon. No interceptor ever really had a chance of catching it. During the aircraft’s nearly 25...
On April 2 and 3, the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, hosted its “SR-71 Weekend,” which brought together 20 former pilots of...
There is a ton of reasons why the SR-71 Blackbird fires up the imagination like no other spy plane to ever fly: The SR-71 Blackbird, a...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was never really much of a secret during its time in service with the United States Air Force. It had been first...
The Lockheed SR-71 spy plane was – and still is – the fastest plane on the planet. The Goal Known unofficially as the “Blackbird”...
The venerable SR-71 might have an offspring. The Blackbird has been retired for over two decades, but there could be a next-generation SR-72 spy...